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[11Shenandoah-Fire]

[ANCHOR=Kim]

Residents at Shenandoah Homes retirement community were evacuated around 9 last night after a fire broke out.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]

The fourth, fifth, and sixth floors were evacuated after a couch caught on fire in a fourth floor room.
Officials say the fire was contained quickly and no one was hurt.
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[SOT14:37:07]
[IN Q=the fire]
((CHIEF RICK BIRCH: THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM THE SMOKE DID SPREAD THROUGH THE FLOOR SOMEWHAT AND WE DID DO A PARTIAL EVACUATION.))
[SUPER=01-Rick Birch/Roanoke Co. Fire Chief]
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[OUT Q=partial evacuation.]
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[VO-NAT]

Windows were opened to ventilate the rooms.
Residents started returning to their rooms around 10 o'clock.
An official cause of the fire is not known at this time.
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[Mideast-Peace]

Just hours after the White House declared the Mideast Peace talks over-- Israeli and Palestinian leaders have agreed to continue negotiations at Camp David.
Jennifer Jones has the latest.
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[SUPER=03-Washington, DC; :21]
[SUPER=04-File Tape; :43]
[SUPER=01-Jennifer Jones/Reporting; 1:18]
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[OUT Q=Jones, CBS News, Washington.]
((
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat
aren't ready to give up on a Middle East peace deal yet. This decision
comes despite an announcement by the White House that the talks had
broken off.
It was just the latest act in a drama that has played out for 9 days
behind closed doors in the seclusion of Camp David -- and was enough to
give a weary President Clinton reason for hope.
CLINTON SOT

Even before it began, the White House billed the summit as one of the
most difficult since a promise of peace was agreed to more than 7 years
ago.
S: FILE
At issue remain the core arguments of a 50 year old debate: what to do
about millions of Palestinian refugees, and how much of the West Bank
would Israel give back. And on some of the issues, the President
indicated progress had been made.
Clinton SOT:

S: FILE
But it is the status of East Jerusalem -- the holy city both sides
claim as their capitol that is the toughest of all. The President warned
that even though the talks will continue in his absence, there should be
no illusions that the road to reconciliation has become any easier.
CLINTON SOT

S: Jennifer Jones/CBS NEWS
"From the beginning, the summit had been considered a risk, and now some
fear the worst case scenario -- that the failure of these talks could
send the Middle East into a downward spiral of violence. Jennifer Jones,
CBS News, Washington."

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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=00-21 TC1:21:13]
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A bee attack that killed a goat in Alleghany County was the work of killer bees.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]

Bee experts at Virginia Tech confirmed the first case of Africanized bees in the state with the help of the U-S Department of Agriculture.

The bees swarmed and killed a goat on a Low Moor farm -- then turned on his owner, James Downey, two weeks ago.
[SUPER=03-Alleghany Co./July 10;]

[Baseball-Player]

Morales has finally reached U-S soil.
He and eight other Cubans were picked up by border patrol agents near Key West Tuesday.
They're now in temporary federal custody in Miami.
Immigration officials want to know if they were smuggled in.
Some in the group say they paid up to five- thousand dollars to come here.
On his attempt last month, Morales failed to reach America.
He's gotten a taste of life in this country when his team played the Baltimore Orioles last year.
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[11Mason-Dixon]

Although most polls show a close race between U-S Senate candidates George Allen and Chuck Robb, News 7's latest survey shows Allen's got the edge.
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[TAKE Full Screen Board]
The poll of more than 600 registered voters gives Allen a ten point lead at this point in the campaign.
Twelve percent of the people questioned have not made up their minds yet.
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[11Allen]

George Allen's "Listening Tour" campaign is in its third week.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=203-South Boston;]

The former governor has been traveling across the state in his R-V.
Yesterday he visited people in Southside.
At a luncheon in South Boston he met with supporters and spoke about his campaign on the road.
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[SOT 1:09:36]
[IN Q=I get strength]
((GEORGE ALLEN/(R)-U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE: I GET STRENGTH FROM SEEING PEOPLE AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT WE'RE GETTING IN SOUTHSIDE AND ROANOKE. WE HAVE A MAGNIFICENT STATE. THE BEST ASSET IS THE SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE AND THAT REALLY KEEPS ME GOING.))
[SUPER=201-George Allen/(R) U. S. Senate Candidate;]
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[OUT Q=keeps me going.]
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[VO-NAT]

Allen also held a town hall meeting in Danville last night.
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[Marriage-Tax]

Republicans in Congress are working to make it difficult for President Clinton to veto a bill ending the so- called "marriage tax".
Instead, G-O-P leaders will send the President a less costly version.
The bill would still give millions of married couples some tax relief this year, but the total cut would be much smaller than previous proposals.
Votes on the new plan could happen in both chambers of Congress today.
Meanwhile, President Clinton says he wouldn't sign the measure, unless it also includes a Medicare prescription- drug bill.

[11Carilion-Dentist]

Children with little or no insurance will soon have a place to go for dental care.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

A new pediatric dental clinic is being built inside Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital.
Carilion says it's important to reach as many kids as possible because dental problems can lead to more serious health problems.
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[SOT 45:08]
[IN Q=There is a desperate need]
((TOM ADAMS/CARILION DENTAL CARE: THERE IS A DESPERATE NEED FOR PEDIATRIC DENTAL CARE.. THE ESTIMATES IN ROANOKE CITY ARE ABOUT 8-THOUSAND CHILDREN WHO NEED CARE, OUTSIDE OF ROANOKE IN THE AREA THAT IS SERVED BY CARILION ESTIMATES GO UP TO 40-THOUSAND WHO DON'T HAVE THE CARE THAT THEY NEED BECAUSE OF LACK OF MONEY OR BY HABIT))
[SUPER=01-Tom Adams/Carilion Dental Care]
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[OUT Q=or by habit]
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[VO-NAT]

The clinic is expected to open in January and will serve children from birth to age 21 .
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[Health-Check]

In other medical news, a new study explains how important it is to get a complete colon cancer screening.

Doctor Dave Hnida has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Dave Hnida/Reporting; :00 ]
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[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
((Information:
ON CAM
SHORTER MAY BE MORE COMFORTABLE BUT ITS DOESN'T GET THE JOB DONE WHEN IT
COMES TO SCREENING FOR COLON CANCER.
VT=VO
A STUDY IN THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE SAYS IF YOUR DOCTOR IS
USING A SHORT SCOPE - A SIGMOIDOSCOPE- TO CHECK FOR CANCER- YOU'RE
GETTING SHORTCHANGED. THE STUDY FINDS WHEN A SHORTER SCOPE IS USED- UP
TO HALF OF CANCERS OR PRE CANCERS ARE MISSED. USING THE LONGER SCOPE- A
COLONOSCOPE - IS MORE UNCOMFORTABLE AND REQUIRES MEDICATION TO MAKE YOU
SLEEPY. BUT RESEARCHERS SAY TO HAVE A COMPLETE SCREENING- ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF COLON CANCER- YOU NEED TO GO
THE DISTANCE AND CHECK THE WHOLE COLON.
VT=VO
SPEAKING OF COLON CANCER- YOU CAN ADD SMOKING TO THE LIST OF RISK
FACTORS. THE JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE REPORTS SMOKING
MORE THAN DOUBLES YOUR RISK OF DEVELOPING COLON CANCER. THE RISK IS EVEN
HIGHER IN PEOPLE WHO SMOKED HEAVILY AT A YOUNG AGE- EVEN IF THEY'VE GONE
ON TO QUIT SMOKING.
VT=VO .
FINALLY TODAY- WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR BRAIN WHEN YOU FALL IN LOVE?
TO FIND OUT- RESEARCHERS IN LONDON PUT PEOPLE IN AN MRI MACHINE AND THEN
SHOWED THEM PICTURES OF PEOPLE THEY HAD JUST FALLEN IN LOVE WITH.
THE SCANS SHOWED AREAS OF THE BRAIN THAT CONTROL THINKING AND SPEECH
SLOWED DOWN- WHICH MAY EXPLAIN THE TERMS TONGUE TIED AND SCATTERBRAINED
WHEN SOMEONE FALLS IN LOVE. THEY ALSO SAW THE AREA THAT CONTROLS
INTESTINAL FUNCTION SPEED UP- HENCE THE TERM BUTTERFLIES IN THE STOMACH
ON CAM
THATS A LOOK AT SOME OF THE DAYS TOP HEALTH STORIES. IM DR DAVE HNIDA
FOR CBS NEWS.))

Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

More historic structure in Lexington could be at risk of fire-- that's according to the city's fire chief.
He says many of the buildings are so old, they don't have sprinkler systems.
A blaze destroyed the Lexington Presbyterian Church on Tuesday.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

A Martinsville man will serve 11 years in prison for his role in a convenience store killing and robbery last year.
William LeMaine Murphy was found guilty of accessory after the fact to murder and receiving stolen property.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

And "Operation Lightning Strike" led to a 78-count indictment against 20 people, accused of manufacturing and distributing moonshine.
The indictment charge three specific moonshine operations in Virginia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania - including one in Franklin County.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

And that's what's making news on this Thursday, July 20th .
[ANCHOR=Steve]

This after the White House declared the talks a failure.
But Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat agreed to keep talking at Camp David.
The decision gave President Clinton another glimmer of hope.
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[SOT 4:33:15]
[IN Q=The short]
((THE SHORT ANSWER TO WHY WE'RE STILL HERE AFTER EVERYBODY THOUGHT WE WERE THROUGH IS THAT NOBODY WANTED TO GIVE UP.))

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[OUT Q=TO GIVE UP.]
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[VO-NAT]

The talks have been going on for nine days behind closed doors.
At issue-- what to do with millions of Palestinian refugees and how much of the West Bank would Israel give back.
President Clinton, meanwhile, is heading to Japan for a previously scheduled summit.
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[11Church-Fire]

The Lexington fire chief says his city could face more devastating fires because many of its buildings are so old they don't have sprinkler systems.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lexington;]
Fire destroyed the historic Lexington Presbyterian Church Tuesday, dropping the roof into the sanctuary.
The fire chief puts the damage at two and a half million dollars and says it probably started accidentally by a painter.
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[SOT 12:58:42]
[IN Q=He was peeling]
((HE WAS PEELING PAINT OFF THE SIDEBOARD UP AROUND THE ROOF AREA. HE HEATS THE PAINT, IT BUBBLES AND HE SCRAPES BEHIND IT.))
[SUPER=01-Robert Foresman/Lexington Fire Chief;]
[RUNS=:14]
[OUT Q=behind it]
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[VO-NAT]
Foresman says he'll release an official report in about a month.
The church is insured and members plan to rebuild.
They say donations are already rolling in -- even from non-members.
The church will hold worship services in its annex this Sunday.
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[11Murphy]

A Martinsville man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in a convenience store killing and robbery last year.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co./1999]

A judge handed down the sentence yesterday. William LeMaine Murphy was found guilty earlier this year of accessory after the fact to murder and receiving stolen property.
Murphy and another defendant say they were in the getaway car when the murder happened.
Michael Anthony Ramey is accused of killing one store clerk and injuring two others at Taylors Little Grocery in Axton.
His trial is set for October.
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[Tobacco-Trial]

One of the longest trials ever ended last week-- with the jury hitting big tobacco with one of the largest punitive damage awards in history.
Randall Pinkston spoke with members of the jury who are trying to get back to their normal lives after this landmark trial.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Miami, FL; :00]
[SUPER=01-John Mestre/Juror; :33]
[SUPER=01-Gisele Mestre/Juror's Wife; 1:22]
[SUPER=01-Jorge Lang/Alternate Juror; 1:33]
[SUPER=01-Randall Pinkston/Reporting; 2:04]
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[OUT Q=Randall Pinkston, CBS News, Miami.]

[11Tech-Chief]

Virginia Tech's police chief will return to duty ...
But he won't return to his old job just yet.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/May;]

Mike Jones has been on paid leave since May.
That's when employees filed complaints against him.
Jones was cleared of the as-yet unspecified allegations.
BUT Tech says Lieutenant John Brotherton will stay on as Acting Police Chief until the department develops a training program dealing with sexual harassment.
A university review panel found what it called "a pattern of inappropriate gender and sexual banter" among Tech police employees.
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[11Washington-Park]

Roanoke Catholic's plan to donate money for improvements at Washington Park has been the topic of debate.
But yesterday, the children who use the park got the chance to voice their opinion.
Jennifer Miele has more.
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[IN Q=NAT SOUND.... Bending and stretching]
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[SUPER=07-Kadisha Minor; :14]
[SUPER=07-Chelsea Sumner; :43]
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[OUT Q=News 7, Roanoke.]
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[NAT SOT]
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Bending and stretching on a summer morning usually means you're sleepy. But theses kids weren't sleepy, in fact, they were wide awake.
They were awake and aware of the issue at hand..... their community park needs improvements.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=We're learning]
((WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT WHAT'S OUT IN NATURE.... AND WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE PARK?.....IT'S FUN.))
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[OUT Q=it's fun.]

The park they want may not be too far out of reach. The Catholic Diocese has offered to invest three hundred thousand dollars to build two soccer fields, a baseball field, a comfort station, and additional parking for the community to use.
But the school wants exclusive use of the park at certain times of the year.
The children are letting the grown-ups battle over money matters.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=We're looking at]
((WE'RE LOOKING AT THE PARK TO SEE HOW WE CAN MAKE IT BETTER...AND WHAT DO YOU THINK?.....WE NEED SOME MORE STUFF TO PLAY WITH.))
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[OUT Q=to play with.]
[STAND UP]
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((CITY MANAGER DARLENE BURCHAM SAYS MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HELD UNTIL ENOUGH OPINIONS HAVE BEEN HEARD. JENNIFER MIELE, NEWS 7, ROANOKE.))))

[11Moonshine]

A 78-count indictment has been handed down against 20 people accused of the manufacture and distribution of moonshine.
The indictments stem from investigations by "Operation Lightning Strike" and charge three specific moonshine operations in Virginia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania - including one in Franklin County.
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[VO-NAT 99-12 TC 1:04:22]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co./May 1999]

The indictment alleges between 19-85 and May of last year, Farmers Exchange country supply store in Rocky Mount supplied moonshine operations with sugar, jugs and other equipment used to make the liquor.
U-S-Attorney Robert Crouch says the nearly 20-million dollars in tax revenue have been lost because of these illegal operations.
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[IN Q=one of the key]
((ONE OF THE KEY ASPECTS OF THESE CASES IS THE TAX LOSS TO EVERY CITIZEN - CERTAINLY THE CITIZENS OF VIRGINIA - IN THIS CASE THE CITIZENS OF NORTH CAROLINA AS WELL, AND ALL OF US U-S CITIZENS.))
[SUPER=01-Robert Crouch/U. S. Attorney]
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[OUT Q=u-s citizens]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD]

"Operation Lightning Strike" is a combined effort of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms .. and The Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Board.

[11Radford-Teacher]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]

A Radford High School phys-ed teacher was cleared of assaulting a student yesterday -- but then charged with assaulting a police officer as he left court.
A judge found Carroll Purcells NOT guilty of assault and battery but GUILTY of cursing at a 9th grader.
Police say afterward, he attacked the officer who worked on the case against him in the court parking lot.

[11Hopkins-Gilmore]

In the script for the film that's shooting at the State Capitol, he's Hannibal "the Cannibal" Lecter.
But to Governor Jim Gilmore he's just "Tony."
The pair shared a cigar a few weeks ago when "Hannibal" started shooting in Richmond.
Yesterday, they shared lunch at the Governor's mansion with the film's producers.
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[SOT 13:49:55]
[IN Q=We discussed]
((WE DISCUSSED THE FILM. WE DISCUSSED HANNIBAL AND SOME OLD THINGS THAT HAD BEEN DONE IN THE PAST, AND THAT I LIKED. AND THAT TONY HOPKINS HAS DONE TO BE SUCH A SUCCESS. AND LET HIM KNOW HOW MUCH WE ENJOYED THEM BEING HERE. ALL OF THEM. Anthony Hopkins: SOME POLITICS. BUT WE WON'T GET INTO THAT. SOME POLITICS. YEAH VERY INTERESTING ISSUES.))
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[SUPER=01-Sir Anthony Hopkins/Actor;]
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[OUT Q=interesting issues.]
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[VO-NAT]

Hopkins says "it's hard to agree and hard to disagree on politics because all issues are so complex."
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[Local-Recap]
[SUPER=#4059;Local Recap]
[2-Shot=Kmc/SPA]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

Residents at Shenandoah Homes retirement community were evacuated around 9 last night after a fire broke out.
The fourth, fifth, and sixth floors were evacuated after a couch caught on fire in a fourth floor room.
Officials say the fire was contained quickly and no one was hurt.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

A Martinsville man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in a killing and robbery last year at Taylors Little Grocery in Axton.
William LeMaine Murphy was found guilty earlier this year of accessory after the fact to murder and receiving stolen property.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

Bee experts at Virginia Tech confirmed the first case of Africanized bees in the state with the help of the U-S Department of Agriculture.
The bees swarmed and killed a goat on a Low Moor farm -- then turned on his owner, James Downey, two weeks ago.
Experts say they think THIS was an isolated case.
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[ANCHOR=Steve]
(Steve mic hot)
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(Steve ad lib weather)
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[2-SHOT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]